Antwerp vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$929	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$4482
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	529K	3.9M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 46% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2660th and 62nd ($1834 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 47th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Los Angeles

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	Antwerp	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$23685

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1833
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1476
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1742
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1739
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1845
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1881
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2030
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1738
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1895
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1969
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1763
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2460
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2112
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1799
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1817
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1759
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1843
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1993

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000